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FROM; INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE =tra
April 25, 1988 C )sta
DATE: C`." " t J
Property Tax Exemption for Nursing
SUBJECT; Homes and _Related Items
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1 . Consider this report as an emergency item pursuant to the .
Brown Act. thereby allowing its consideration on April 26 ,
1988.
2 . Refer to the Health Services Director to incorporate with
other nursing home issues the feasibility . of increased
payments under the Medi-Cal Program for nursing homes which
accept a specified number ofr,Medi-Cal patients. Also
consider placing .a condition on land use permits for nursing
homes that the proposed nursing home accept its fair share
of Medi-Cal .patients.
3 . Authorize the Health Services Director and County
Administrator to conduct a fiscal analysis of the viability
of having the County purchase the Regency Hills nursing home
in Pittsburg and/or a retirement home in Pleasant Hill which
is also available for purchase.
4 . Remove this item as a referral to our Committee.
BACKGROUND:
On February 23 , 1988 , the Board of Supervisors referred to our
Committee a report from County Counsel relative to property tax
exemptions for nursing homes. In County Counsel' s opinion, he
notes that in. order to provide a property tax exemption for
-nursing homes a Constitutional amendment would be required to
exempt the nursing home' s real property and that legislation
approved by a two-thirds vote of each house would be necessary to
exempt personal property belonging to a nursing home.
Supervisor McPeak also brought to our Committee' s attention on
April 25 the fact that the Regency Hills Nursing Home in
Pittsburg has been cited by a State licensing staff for quality
of care issues. The State has insisted that the owners sell the
facility or otherwise transfer their equity in the facility to a
new owner. Supervisor McPeak also noted that there 'is a
retirement home for sale in Pleasant Hill.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES / SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ,ADMINISTRATOR X RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVEOTHER�/�
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SIGNATUREISI: Sunne W. McPeak om Torlakson
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 26. 1988 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER _
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF. SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED
County Counsel
Hearth Services Director PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY ,DEPUTY
M382/7-83 —
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While it is clear that a fiscal analysis would need to be
conducted regarding the viability of purchasing either of these
facilities, our 'Committee believes that we cannot continue to
allow available. nursing home beds which accept Medi-Cal patients
to go bankrupt or. otherwise to be forced out of business thereby
reducing the available number of nursing home beds in the County
which accept- Medi-Cal patients.
in view -of the difficulty of providing a real .property exemption
from property taxes for nursing homes, we .would prefer looking at
providing .-higher reimbursement to those nursing homes which
agree to accept .a substantial number of Medi-Cal patients and to
add' a condition to `land use permits for approval of nursing homes
in. .the unincorporated area of the County that the owner agree to
accept a fair share of Medi-Cal patients as a condition of
receiving a land use permit.
We would also like the Health Services, Director and County
Administrator to consider the possibility of purchasing either of
the facilitiesnoted above. A report on this matter should be
made to the full Board as soon as possible.